Adriana Prieto

{{Short description|Brazilian actress}} {{Expand Portuguese|topic=bio|Adriana Prieto|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person |image=Adriana Prieto (1969).tif | name = Adriana Prieto |birth_name = Adriana Inés Prieto Amarante | birth_date = October 19, 1949 | birth_place = [[Buenos Aires, Argentina]] | death_date = December 24, 1974 (aged 25) | death_place = [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1966–1974 }}

'''Adriana Inés Prieto Amarante''' (October 19, 1949 – December 24, 1974) was an Argentine-born Brazilian actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br/site/entrevistas_depoimentos/visualiza/15/Carlo-Mossy|title=Mulheres do Cinema Brasileiro - Entrevistas Depoimentos|website=www.mulheresdocinemabrasileiro.com.br}}</ref>

==Early life== Prieto was born in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]. Her mother was [[Brazil]]ian and her father was a [[Chile|Chilean]] diplomat. In 1954, the family settled in [[Rio de Janeiro]].

==Career== the film that brought Prieto fame was ''El Justicero'' (1966) by [[Nelson Pereira dos Santos]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portalbrasileirodecinema.com.br/nelson/depoimentos/04_14.php|title=Portal Brasileiro de Cinema - Nelson Rodrigues|website=www.portalbrasileirodecinema.com.br}}</ref> a satire of hypocritical morals of ''[[carioca]]'' bourgeoisie, which earned her the "Best Supporting Actress" award by the Governorship of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]].{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} On [[Television|TV]], her first appearance to a broader public was with ''A Rainha Louca'', a [[telenovela]] of [[Rede Globo]] in 1967. The series was an adaptation of ''Mémoires d'un médecin: Joseph Balsamo'' by [[Alexandre Dumas, père|Alexandre Dumas]]. She also appeared in plays by notable playwrights such as [[Henrik Ibsen]], [[Nélson Rodrigues]], and [[Augusto Boal]] but she finally decided to pursue her career in cinema. Her 1969 film, ''A Penúltima Donzela'', by Fernando Amaral and her 1971 film, ''Lúcia McCartney, Uma Garota de Programa'', by David Neves were of particular success.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

The turning point in her career was ''A Viúva Virgem'' (1972) by Pedro Carlos Rovai, which was conceived as a social satire but inevitably seen as a precursor of [[pornochanchada]] conventions. In this film, Prieto played the role of Cristina, a young girl who marries a powerful ''[[coronelismo|coronel]]'' from [[Minas Gerais]] but left as a "virgin widow" when her older husband dies on the wedding night. Her last film, ''O Casamento'' (1975), by Arnaldo Jabor was about the decadent bourgeoisie, a common theme in many other works of Nélson Rodrigues, accompanied by a story of incestuous love.

==Personal life== She died in a road accident when her Volkswagen [[Volkswagen Beetle|Beetle]] was struck by a police car.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.museudatv.com.br/biografia/adriana-pietro/|title=ADRIANA PIETRO}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0697385}}

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